Civil Society

Indonesia: Rebuilding Peace by Piece May 24, 2007

Hunut village, Maluku, Indonesia - Tjak Tohata was getting used to staying in a barn. For almost eight years, the 62-year-old man, his wife and their five children lived in a small shelter that was formerly to house cows.

Sri Lanka: Community groups helping neighbors March 29, 2007

Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka - Community groups formed to guide village redevelopment in the wake of the tsunami are now playing a central role in Mercy Corps' distributions of cookware, tarps and other relief items to families fleeing their homes in the face of the country's escalating

India: A New Harvest March 5, 2007

Darjeeling tea is one of the world's most enjoyable beverages — but it doesn't come easily to your cup. Tea-growing families in the villages that dot Darjeeling's hillsides work hard just to make ends meet.

Kosovo: Kosovo's new beginning February 17, 2007

Mercy Corps is pleased at the resolution of Kosovo’s political and legal status. We are confident this resolution will enable Kosovo to move forward with long-term rebuilding and significant economic and social progress.

Kosovo: Giving youth a voice January 29, 2007

Mitrovica/Mitrovicë, Kosovo — This is a city divided by a river, by walls topped with sharp razor wire, by heavily armed soldiers and, most of all, by ethnic discord. Some regional analysts have derided the place as "a dead city."

United States: Connecting and Protecting Neighbors September 20, 2006

Loyed Lonzo is a man who knows things. And in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, information is a crucial commodity.

Afghanistan: Q&A: Afghanistan, Five Years After the Taliban Fell September 20, 2006

Lebanon: Q&A: In Their Words September 5, 2006